Germany will install anti-missile defense systems on three new government planes used by top leaders, the Spiegel news bulletin reported on Friday, quoted by "Reuters".
The German defense ministry must submit the corresponding budget contract to the parliamentary budget committee for approval by the end of the year, said the report, which did not give details of its source.
The three airplanes "Airbus" The A350s, which are mainly used by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Foreign Minister Analena Berbock, will be equipped with an infrared fuselage system that can disable the warheads of approaching missiles with laser pulses, Spiegel reported.
The last of the three aircraft was handed over to the German military in June.
The high-tech system that will be installed in the A350s was developed by the Israeli company Elbit in cooperation with the German aircraft parts supplier Diehl, Spiegel said. Many military transport aircraft are already equipped with it.